![]() ![]() The college offers engagement opportunities through our Continuing Education and Customized Training department, which hosts over 300 registrations annually in a lecture series designed for people aged 50 or older – called Senior College. While we are extremely proud of our economic contributions, we cannot forget to give accolades to those at the college whose work helps us meet the entirety of our mission by improving the social and cultural life of our area communities. We are a cog, an instrumental part of the whole that depends on others for our success, as well as the overall success of the communities and the region we serve. The college’s high-quality programs, growth and innovations the past four years have induced new jobs creation across the region. ![]() In addition to the direct impact of faculty and staff we employ, and the students who attend, our more than 17,000 alumni that currently work in Minnesota indirectly add to the college’s economic impact on our state. The study concludes that the college has significant direct and indirect impacts on the economy and the workforce. It is widely used across industry sectors and has become the market leader for conducting these types of analyses. IMPLAN is a nationally recognized input/output modeling software that originated from the University of Minnesota’s Agricultural Extension program. ![]() The study used IMPLAN to calculate and norm each Minnesota State institution’s economic impact. The study was commissioned by Minnesota State, the system of 26 state colleges and seven state universities, and was conducted by Parker Philips, a consulting firm specializing in economic impact analysis. This is up from the last study, four years ago, where the college’s impact was measured at $114 million. Minnesota State recently released the findings of a study that estimates the impact of Alexandria Technical and Community College on the regional economy to be $139.8 million and 1,027 jobs. This mantra reminds us that the work we do is far reaching - stretching far beyond the walls of the college. 5, a primary theme of our in-service event was “Everything Connects to Everything.” It is a mantra that was created by an ATCC retiree, Dennis Rasmussen, and has been with Alexandria Technical and Community College since President Frank Starke’s era. ![]()
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